Politics

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In this image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires his weapon during clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Republican, leaves the podium after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, during which he talked about the election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, confers with Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, as they wait with other senators for the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), with House Speaker John A. Boehner, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, following a meeting with President Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. Mr. Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to reaching a deal for skirting economy-crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans' resistance to raising tax rates on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (right), Nevada Democrat, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, confer on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, while awaiting the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, is at center; Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, is at right; Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr., Pennsylvania Democrat, is second from right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Egyptian security forces arrest a protester during clashes near Tahrir square, where an opposition rally has been called for to voice rejection of President Morsi's seizure of near absolute powers, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

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San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) and center DeJuan Blair (45) guard Washington Wizards guard A.J. Price as he passes the ball in the first half of an NBA game Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The campaign team hoping to get Mitt Romney and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan elected spent twice as much as the Obama campaign on direct mail and telemarketing, paying tens of millions of dollars to two companies tied to Romney aides, a ploy that left the Republicans “exposed badly” on Election Day. (Associated Press)